Get Motivated! Seminars: Dispicable ScamPosted by Tiger Ryno on 2/9/10 at 11:54 am

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I can't believe the number of top notch speakers that are mixed up with this scam. My boss fell for the cheap $19 ticket total for the entire office to attend. The keynote speakers were Palin, Colin Powell, Lou Holtz, Rudy Guiliana, Zig Ziglar, some guy from Microsoft.

What they don't tell you is that there are other snake oil salesman/get rich quick guys sprinkled in who are there to sign up the masses for their training seminars on topics like e-trading and making millions in real estate deals. total scammage.

The most disgusting speaker was chap named James Smith who was beligerant, borderline racist, arrogant etc... but would routinely use the name of God over and over and refer to the africans he has literally saved the lifes of through his own good deeds. This whole schtick was pandering to Texas demographics patriotism and religious belief. This man no more knew God than a sign post but he was very effective at continuously dropping the name of God over and over to sell his seminars.

If this traveling circus comes to your town, stay away at all costs. Unless you have a free day to go enjoy some unintentional comedy and thousands of gullible losers.

Yeah my girlfriend went and basically said the same thing. She said that it was like a day long infomercial. She also said that she was suprised at some of the rhetoric, and that if you were a democrat you probably would have been uncomfortable.

Yeah it was scary how they played on patriotism and religion when they really had nothing to do with most of the topics being discussed.

As a Christian I was ashamed and appalled at how some of these charlatans were invoking the name of God to push their products. It was terrible. I could see them easily quoting the Torah to a jewish audience or the Koran to a muslim audience to rope them in. It was so transparent.

re: Get Motivated! Seminars: Dispicable ScamPosted by Tiger Ryno on 2/9/10 at 12:04 pm to KBeezy

quote:So did you get to listen to Gen Colin Powel speak

Yes. he was great, but the main problem is the seminar is not what it is billed to be. It is not even about motivation at all.

They don't tell you you are going to listen to pitchmen from infomercials selling you their crappy programs. They don't give you a printed schedule to let you know who was speaking when. It was disturbing how they mixed in vague religious and patriotic themes to play on their perception of the audience's bent.

re: Get Motivated! Seminars: Dispicable ScamPosted by Tiger Ryno on 2/9/10 at 12:10 pm to KBeezy

It was ridiculous. They also had a highly comical "beach party" after lunch where streamers fell from the rafters and beach balls were being thrown all around the toyota center while they had a "dance contest" and then they had "talent scouts" roam the floor picking out the best dancers to bring up on stage.

They clearly used plants in the audience becuase they found some really enthusiastic well dressed old people who were just way over the top enthusiastic. Add to it pyrotechnics and cheesy singer and you have a recipe for lunacy.